[Rumor]
Haunted Mansion and Princess Room to add to Pirates at Moderate resorts?

08-09-2010, 04:25 PM

Surprised this hasn't shown up yet, but a few other sites are reporting about surveys where people are asked if they would stay in moderately priced rooms based on specific characters or attractions. The three examples were princesses, Pirates (which is already at Caribbean Beach) and Haunted Mansion. The CG renderings make these interesting to look at.

The Haunted Mansion one sounds cool, but is a little too cartoony, though I LOVE the Doombuggy bed and the sliding bookcase to hide the bathroom; I'm sure to not scare kids too much. I LOVE the princess rooms though. Cogsworth, Rose, Aladdin's lamp, the bench is the dog from Beauty and the Beast, and there's a mousehole with Gus and Jacques in the wall as well.

The other question is where will they add these....though I hope they won't retrofit any additional exiting rooms but keep these in mind for future developments. Don't ruin the themes of the resorts by adding synergy please.

Here's a link. It only has one picture of the princess room though. Others can be found searching online.

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Haunted Mansion room looks really neat, far better than I expected. I've always kind of been disappointed by the Pirates themed rooms, as they looked like something from a child's bedroom, but those seem to have their theming stepped up quite a bit. I just hope that they pick appropriate resorts for these rooms if they ever do implement them.

"A paradise for children--and for grownups, too. I don't know when I've had so much fun."-Richard Nixon on Disneyland

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I really wish the Haunted Mansion room looked more like a room from the attraction and less like a cross between the mansion and Toontown. What's with the weird angles and rounded corners? If kids are too scared to stay in a cool Haunted Mansion room, they're still going to hate the idea of staying in ANY Haunted Mansion room. They're better off catering to the hardcore fans.

Of course, I'd still be interested in checking this out once. Done right, though, it'd be hard to resist staying there every time.

It is a great idea, though, and hopefully a trend that will continue. Maybe someday a Jungle Cruise room (I know, I know, I won't hold my breath)?

Basically, any room themed after a ride or even a Disney film (if done correctly) would only add to the awesome experience of staying on site.

I still think that I prefer if rooms fit the theme of the resort, and I definitely wouldn't want everything to have movie or ride themed rooms. Port Orleans Riverside, for example, has two different style of rooms that fit perfectly, and I'd hate to see them sacrificed.

This does get me thinking that they maybe should consider a Magic Kingdom themed moderate resort, since I don't believe they've added a moderate in a while. That way they could design entire sections based on Haunted Mansion, Frontierland, etc., without disrupting the theme of existing locations. Sadly, I doubt we'll see any big developments until they're finished with the new "Art of Animation" resort.

"A paradise for children--and for grownups, too. I don't know when I've had so much fun."-Richard Nixon on Disneyland

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Haunted Mansion room all the way! I would be OK with the princess room, but jiminy christmas--the Haunted Mansion room is FAB-the wall sconces, the beds (those bedspreads!) the bust on the shelf (wouldn't it be cool if it moved?).
So cool.

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With the amount of time I spend at the hotel, I pretty much envision my future WDW stays at Disney's value resorts. HOWEVER, I would definitely consider staying in a moderate-priced hotel room if I could stay in a Haunted Mansion room. Looks awesome!! :thumbup:

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Continuing on the main trend, the HM room looks very cute! I wouldn't have small children stay in there though. It's still just a tad to dark for them I think. Also, I hope you can turn the effects off at night. I'm not fond of being woke by grim grinning ghosts.

My very first thought was wondering how much they charge you for a missing bedspread.

:sleep: At least the next guest checking in to the same room would be assured of clean bedding....

The Disneyland (Anaheim) Hotel used to offer something like this a few years ago. Similar to basic themed rooms that other hotels are offering now - character bedding, a few accessories in the room, a plush for the kids, etc. I agree that a fully-themed room would be fun and worth the extra charge (as long as it was a reasonable price for what was being offered). It really just depends on WHICH resort is offering which type of room.

HM would go nicely in the French Quarter IMO. But where to put Princesses?

Good call about Port Orleans (let's face it, both FQ and RS are in major need of a facelift). I hate to say this, but no matter which resort offers the "Princess rooms" (WL, Pocahontas theme; Port Orleans, PATF theme, BLT and Yacht/Beach Club, Little Mermaid Theme, etc.), there are some guests that will pay anything to stay there. And yes that includes me and my mini-princess, even if it's just for one night.

If the resort execs decide to greenlight this, I REALLY hope this is done in small doses.